The Programme Commission{172}

Paragraphs: 15 + 11 + 2 + 17 + 1 + 5 + 2 = 53

1st paragraph: Martyanov: (Akimov joins with minor variations).

The close connection between the capitalist countries of the civilized world and the community of interests of the proletariat in these countries ought to have made etc.

I declare that I consider this a major deterioration. Plekhanov *idem*{93} in a different form.

Mitsov supports Akimov and Martyanov, proposing his own formulation.

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2. Plekhanov proposes to reward Ryazanov's diligence by correcting the text: "itself" and "Russian." Adopted unanimously{173}.

Akimov introduces an amendment: "is guided by the same principles."

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3. Akimov alters the first 2 lines, introducing "the continuation of the revolutionary movement" (something in that vein). Abramov and Martyanov speak against. Rejected unanimously.

The remaining section (commodities – Akimov's insertion: and land) + capitalists and landowners, exploiting instead of higher and addition, that this particular feature creates oppression, "spiritual obscuration and political disenfranchisement."

We do not recognize these classes as higher.

Plekhanov speaks against. Martyanov joins Plekhanov.

Sirotinin: + "contemporary" bourgeois society + on the basis of the dominance of capitalist relations.

4. From "The principal peculiarity" {174}.

5. Sirotinin's amendments rejected.

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6–13. 2nd session without me.

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Third session.

14. Two stylistic changes.

15. 16.

Broad local self-government in matters and so forth.{175}

(Caucasian proposal.)

|| sec. 6. – – – – independent of sex, religion, race, nationality and language – – – – {176}.

Evening session:

sec. 7: The Poles introduce:

"Institutions guaranteeing complete freedom of cultural development to all nations comprised within the state."

Presented by the Poles:

1896

London Resolution:

"The Congress declares that it stands for the complete right of self-determination of all nations and sympathizes with the workers of every country now suffering under the yoke of military, national or other despotism; it calls upon the workers of all these countries to join the ranks of workers conscious of their class interests throughout the world and to struggle together with them against international capitalism and for the realization of the aims of international social-democracy."

Arguments *contra*:

203 The last phrase, crossed out in the manuscript, is a brief record of the arguments of the Polish social-democrats against § 7 of the general political demands of the programme draft (concerning the right of nations to self-determination). The Polish social-democrats, as is evident from their statement read at the Congress on July 29 (August 11), asserted that the formulation of § 7 and the interpretation of the question of the right of nations to self-determination given in Lenin's article "The National Question in Our Programme" (see present volume, pp. 233–242), made allegedly impossible the moral and practical unity of the RSDLP and SDKPiL.

Written between July 21 and 29 (August 3 and 11) 1903.

First published in 1927 in Lenin Miscellany VI.

Printed from the manuscript.